Definisi : vt 1. have control over, menguasai, mendominasi: he allowed himself to be ~d by ambition, dia membiarkan dirinya dikuasai oleh cita-citanya; an aggresive woman who ~d her husband and family, seorang perempuan yg agresif yg menguasai suami dan keluarga; the problem that ~d his mind, masalah yg menguasai fikirannya; 2. be the most conspicuous in, /paling menonjol, dominan/ + approp prep: the woman’s figure ~s the picture, bentuk badan wanita itu paling menonjol dlm lukisan tersebut; the question of raising funds for rehabilitation ~d the discussion, soal mengumpulkan wang utk usaha pemulihan paling menonjol dlm perbincangan itu; 3. have a commanding place (in a certain area), /menguasai, mendominasi/ (pemandangan): the volcano ~s the landscape, gunung berapi menguasai pemandangan itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : vi menguasai + approp n: at such times political considerations ~, pada masa-masa begitu pertimbangan politik menguasai yg lain; I enjoy working with him but sometimes he tends to ~, saya seronok bekerja dengannya tetapi kadang-kadang dia mencuba menguasai keadaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)